1. My brother, you will not attain knowledge except through six:
I will explain their meaning with clarity:
١. أَخي لَن تَنالَ العِلمَ إِلّا بِسِتَّةٍ
سَأُنبيكَ عَن تَأويلِها بِبَيانِ
2. Intelligence, eagerness, endurance, eloquence,
The guidance of a teacher, and a good era.
٢. ذَكاءٌ وَحِرصٌ وَاِصطِبارٌ وَبُلغَةٌ
وَإِرشادُ أُستاذٍ وَطيبُ زَمانِ